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Happy 30th, Brooklyn Paper

Since starting BHB in 2006,  I have made it a point of expressing my admiration for Brooklyn Paper publisher Ed Weintrob whenever the subject of  “hyperlocal” media comes up.   Visionaries like him, the late great Paul Sidney from WLNG and Dan’s Papers founder Dan Rattiner have all had an influence on my world view as a “publisher” […]

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Update: Weintrob on selling the Brooklyn Paper

The Brooklyn Paper posts its own story today about its sale to the Rupert Murdoch-owned Community Newspaper Group, and former publisher Ed Weintrob sheds some light on the news decision: Brooklyn Paper Publisher Ed Weintrob said he was pleased to sell his family run business to “real newspaper people.” “These are very tough times in […]

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